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Person    | Male  Born 22/5/1813  Died 13/2/1883

Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner

Composer, conductor, theatre director and John Wayne look-alike. Born Germany. Came to London in 1839, heavily in debt. Stayed at 23-25 Old Compton Street where he begun the Flying Dutchman, inspired by the rough crossing he had just endured.

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Richard Wagner

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Edward Dannreuther

Edward Dannreuther, musician, 1844 - 1905, lived here 1873 - 1894. Host to Ri...

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Spirit of Soho Mural

Interesting that Coca Cola are specifically mentioned on the panel but not as...

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Reverend Augustus M Toplady

Reverend Augustus M Toplady

Cleric and hymn writer. Born Augustus Montague Toplady in Farnham, Surrey. His family moved to Ireland, and he attended Trinity College, Dublin. He was a follower of John Wesley and converted to Me...

Person, Music / songs, Religion, Ireland

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Edward Sackville-West

Edward Sackville-West

Edward Charles Sackville-West, 5th Baron Sackville was a music critic, novelist and, in his last 3 years, a member of the House of Lords. Born at Cadogan Gardens, son of Major-General Charles John...

Person, Literature, Music / songs, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Ezekiel 'Biggs' Yearwood

Ezekiel 'Biggs' Yearwood

Pioneer participant in the Notting Hill Carnival. In the early seventies, Yearwood was a pan tuner in England.  1988 Yearwood and Raymond Joseph established the Pantonic Steel Orchestra, based in H...

Person, Community / Clubs, Music / songs

1 memorial
Emmanuel 'Eman' Thorpe

Emmanuel 'Eman' Thorpe

Pioneer participant in the Notting Hill Carnival. Eman and Roger Thorpe were members of a steel band with Sterling Betancourt in Trinidad. That's all we could discover. Source: Panpodium.

Person, Community / Clubs, Music / songs, Caribbean Islands

1 memorial
Mark Knopfler

Mark Knopfler

Lead guitarist in Dire Straits. Born Glasgow. Apart from the fact that they were both members of the Garrick Club, not necessarily at the same time, we can find no connection between Knopfler and...

Person, Music / songs, Scotland

1 memorial